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April 4th, 2023 19:00
XPS 8900, upgrade to i7-8700?
Hey! I was wondering if it would be possible to upgrade the processor in my XPS 8900 to a i7-8700 since it uses the same socket? I currently have an i7-6700 and would like to give that to a friend for his streams. Thanks in advance!
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April 4th, 2023 19:00
Not gonna work, unfortunately. Yes socket is the same lga1151, but motherboard chipset in 8900 is intel 100 series, incompatible w intel 8th gen cpu such as 8700.
here is Intel official statement
9th and 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Desktop Processors use an LGA1151 socket. However, they require motherboards based on Intel® 300 Series Chipset. Some Intel® 300 Series Chipset based motherboards may need a BIOS update to support 9th Generation Intel® Core™ Desktop Processors. Please check with your motherboard manufacturer for details.
These processors aren't backward compatible with motherboards based on Intel® 200 Series Chipset and Intel® 100 Series Chipset.